Pato O'Ward starts from pole position with faint hopes of catching Alex Palou for the season championship.

Pato O'Ward — the only challenger as Alex Palou likely charges to another IndyCar Series points championship — starts today's race at Portland International Raceway from the pole. Felix Rosenqvist also starts on the front row for the Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland , a 110-lap race on a 12-turn road course, 1.964-mile layout. Christian Lundgaard had the best qualifying effort, but he is serving a 6-spot grid penalty.

Will Power won this race in 2024, with Palou and Josef Newgarden completing the podium. Palou has won eight races in 2025, Kyle Kirkwood three, O'Ward two and Scott Dixon one. Palou is 121 points clear of second-place O'Ward with three races to go.

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